Council Leader Cllr Steve Pitt said:
“Portsmouth City Council is ready to deliver council elections in May 2026 and is firmly opposed to any Government delay to local democracy being delivered.
“Portsmouth continues to work closely with neighbouring councils to progress both devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) at pace, which is not impacting on our preparations for holding elections next year.
“No previous Portsmouth City Council elections have been postponed because of devolution or LGR and we fully expect next year’s voting to go ahead on May 7 as planned.”